coilovers

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c987long
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Post by c987long » Fri May 09, 2008 1:17 am

will first gen coilovers work on my 2 gn (2001 R/t)?

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Post by ThrIsNoSpork » Fri May 09, 2008 1:38 am

uhm... im gonna say no
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Post by c987long » Sat May 10, 2008 1:18 am

how different is the mounting brackets
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98 sport turbo- built motor 2.0 ngc DOHC, powered by srt ecu and hp tuners
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Post by cgneon » Sat May 10, 2008 8:45 am

i dont think the struts fit the knuckles, and the tops may be diff, i remember a post about someone wanting to use 1st gen struts and that was the case for that, so i would think the same problems would arise using 1st gen coilovers..
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Post by fixitmattman » Sat May 10, 2008 10:06 am

Top hats definately don't fit, don't know about the knuckle.
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